About IES Publication LP-16-22

About IES Publication LP-16-22

In the February 2023 issue of designing lighting (dl), I reported on a lighting controls system disaster at the Minnechaug Regional High School, a state-of-the-art energy-efficient building that, due to the failure of a 2014-era custom lighting control system,...
Award-Winning Lighting Design Transforms Casals Forum

Award-Winning Lighting Design Transforms Casals Forum

Lighting the Casals Forum: A Dynamic Approach by Andreas Schulz At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference near San Diego, I had the chance to interview Andreas Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht, AG in Germany. Andreas received an Award of Merit for his innovative work on...
Award-Winning Basilica Lighting Design by Randy Burkett

Award-Winning Basilica Lighting Design by Randy Burkett

Illuminating the Basilica: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Lighting Design for St. Louis Cathedral At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference, held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego, I spoke with Randy Burkett, FIALD, FIES, LC, of Reed Burkett Lighting Design. Burkett was...
Up Close with Brandon Thrasher

Up Close with Brandon Thrasher

It’s immediately clear, when talking to Brandon Thrasher about his career, that lighting has always been a passion – even in childhood, growing up in Kansas City, Missouri. “There was something I always observed about lighting…the pivotal moment was in high school – I...